Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-08
JACKSON CLUB.
The Annual Banquet at
u. Columbus.
ADDRESS BY ALLEN G THURMAN
Eloquent Speeches by Other Distin-
guished DemOcrats-The Occa-
sion, a Success.
Special to the Herald bvthe Associated Press

OoLuMBuS, Onlo, January 1.-The
fourth annual banquet and celebration
of the eighth of January. under the
auspicious of the Jackson Club, was
held at the city buildings tonight.
Covers were turned for $50. Judge
Allen G.. Thurman, who was the hero of
the evening. was received with much
demonstration and spoke to''The Union,
the common heritage of the People" !"
After eulogizing jackson, Thurman
spoke of the rapid growth of the coun.
try, and said that at the present ratio
of increase, another hundred years
would see, if the Union last. 200. .OOO,-
600 more people here under
one Government than now in
habit the whole content of Europe. /
think, he said, the preservation of party
is almost synonym for the preservation
OF liberty and union. think that the
Democratic party is the natural party of
free institutions, and that it will be in
destructible SO long as freedom exists in
America.
Frank Lawler. of Chicago, responded
to the toast, eThe Workingman, twenty.
five years of Republican administration
has lett him at the mercy of monp-
olists. Lawler referred to the
tariff and explained why be had
voted against the consideration OF
the Morrison bill. He said that he was
opposed to such sweeping reductions of
the tariff as would destroy or impair
American Industries and subject them
TO competition with panper European
labor. He then spoke Of the extrava.
gance of Republican administrations,
and the duty which was incumbent on
the Democratic party to correct the evils
of its predecessor.
A large nu nber of kilograms and let.
ters were received, among the writers
being Gov. Hill, Of New York; Henry
of prominent Southern Democrats.
Hon. George l.. Converse responded
to the toast "Andrew jackson; his
craftsmanship promoted what his valor
protected. He gave an interesting de.
scription of the opposing forces; and re-
viewed briefly the early career and mil
iary services of Jackson.
In the course of his letter, Wat
terson said: "There has been no
time in the history of the Dem.
ecratic party when there was such
need as there now is to recall
the memory of Jackson and with it to
confront his defamers. Those are not
confined to the old and common enemy.
g. k< s,x
l could not in duty or in honor under.
take to address any body of assembled
Democrats without calling them by
name and stigmatizing them as traitors,
and as this would surely mar the har-
mony of an occasion meant to be convi-
vial, it is best for you and me that l stay
away.
P. w. Harden, of Kentucky, made
one of the most eloquent speeches of the
exshipg. his theme being, "The Presi.
dent and the pledges his party made to
the people,"
M. d. Harter, of Mansfield, responded
to "The Surplus Revenues"
w. d. Hill spoke on Taxation;"
Henry Haacke, Of Cincinnati, to "The
German Democratic Press" There
were addresses by B. w. A. Taylor and
Henry A. Thorpe. The speeches con.
tinued into the morning hours and the
occasion was pronounced success.
At the close Of the banquet tonight
the following telegram was received:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
d. C.-The President has received the
invitation of the Jackson Club of
Columbus, Ohio. to be present at its an
nual banquet to BIZ given on Friday,
January 7th, and regrets that the re-
uuirements of his official duties makes
its acceptance impracticable.